On Monday May 25 City Council was to designate the Alberta Hotel on Stephen Avenue and 1st Street SW (home of Murietta's) as a Municipal Historic Resource. This would permanently protect the building, which is owned by Encorp - a company responsible for many building restorations in downtown Calgary, as well as Art Central and the upcoming Fashion Central.
Here is a link to the agenda item (LPT2009-33):
http://publicaccess.calgary.ca/lldm01/l ... n=Download
Here is a link to a file about the building and the designation:
http://publicaccess.calgary.ca/lldm01/l ... n=Download